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German Studies & History

Leighton Fernando Cook: ' Study abroad helps students immerse themselves in the foreign'

Leighton Fernando CookGerman Studies & HistorySouth Lake Tahoe, CAWhat is your main extracurricular activity--why is it important to you?

Government & Economics

Cara Sierks: 'I went from being a consumer to a producer of knowledge'

Cara SierksGovernment & EconomicsEdina, MNWhat was your most profound turning point while at Cornell?

Sociology

Summer Lopez Colorado: 'I had finally found my intellectual home to study education'

Summer Lopez ColoradoSociologyDuarte, CAWhat was your most profound turning point while at Cornell?

Religious Studies

Daniel Zimmerman: 'I believe that a liberal arts education can help you lead a more enriching life'

Daniel ZimmermanReligious StudiesAustin, TXWhat, if any, research projects did you participate in at Cornell?

English

In a Word to explore writing ‘beyond the human’

A&S Communications

How can we speak from the vantage of animals, vapors, cells, corporate or collective persons? What resources might writers of lyric poems and novels have to imagine alternative perspectives?On May 2, associate professors of English Joanie Mackowski and Elisha Cohn will explore how to write beyond the human at “In a Word.” The conversation, at 4:30 p.m. in G70 Klarman Hall, is free and open to the public. A reception will follow in the English Lounge, 258 Goldwin Smith Hall.

Linguistics & Anthropology & College Scholar

Jose Armando Fernandez Guerrero: 'A liberal arts education is about developing critical thinking and interpersonal communication skills'

Jose Armando Fernandez GuerreroLinguistics & Anthropology & College ScholarTijuana, Baja California, MexicoWhat Cornell memory do you treasure the most?

Physics

R. Zachary Murray: 'Astronomy outreach is a great way to bring abstraction to a more human level'

R. Zachary MurrayPhysicsBronx, NYWhat is your main extracurricular activity--why is it important to you?

College Scholar

Celina Scott-Buechler: 'Attending to your personal and social wellbeing is one of the important habits to develop'

Celina Scott- BuechlerCollege ScholarTucson, AZWhat is your main extracurricular activity--why is it important to you?

Performing and Media Arts

Michael Southworth: 'If you want something, don't wait for it to happen — go do it.'

Michael SouthworthPerforming and Media ArtsBoston, MAWhat, if any, research projects did you participate in at Cornell?

English

Jendayi Brooks-Flemister: 'Not one student at Cornell can say they've had the same experience as another'

Jendayi Brooks-FlemisterEnglishLoris, SCWhy did you choose Cornell?I chose Cornell because of the breadth of possibilities it presented to me. I was entirely undecided in my mind, and I wanted to try out sociology, psychology, English, gender studies and art...I also wanted to learn Japanese. So, what better place to get all of that done than Cornell?

Statistical Science

Alicia Williams: 'Step out of your comfort zone and try joining a club or applying for an interesting position'

Alicia WilliamsStatistical ScienceAlburquerque, NMWhat accomplishments/activities are you most proud of while at Cornell?

Economics

Karna Malaviya: 'At my White House internship, I worked alongside brilliant economists'

Karna MalaviyaEconomicsMcLean, VAWhat is your main extracurricular activity--why is it important to you?

Biology and Society & Asian American Studies

Emily Dong: 'A liberal arts education teaches you to ask, why are we human?'

Emily DongBiology and Society and Asian American StudiesActon, MAWhat is your main extracurricular activity--why is it important to you?

History

Shelby Holland: 'Don’t worry about knowing exactly what to do with your life'

Shelby HollandHistoryWestchester County, NYWhat, if any, research projects did you participate in at Cornell?

English

Salvador Herrera: 'In all of our differences I have only found more points to bond over'

… the support and resources I need to focus on producing the best work I can. What Cornell memory do you treasure the …